Steve Braunias: The Polkinghorne Trial and Are Defence Lawyers Rock Stars?

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Annabel Cresswell and Sumudu Thode speak with award winning writer and journalist, Steve Braunias

About Steve:

Steve Braunias is a multiple award-winning author, columnist, journalist and editor. He writes for the New Zealand Listener, serves as the literary editor of Newsroom, and is the author of 14 books.

Steve was part of The New Zealand Herald reporting team who won Best Coverage of a Major News Event at the 2025 Voyager Media Awards for their coverage of the Polkinghorne trial.

Links:

Polkinghorne: Inside the Trial of the Century https://www.allenandunwin.co.nz/browse/book/Steve-Braunias-Polkinghorne-9781991142405

The Valley by Asher Emmanuel: https://www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-valley

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